Hi! Ase Engineer. Better late than never. I believe A/C should be made safe; and can fly. Safe means (DEF STAN 00-56) " Risk has been demonstated to have been reduceed to a level that is broadly acceptable, or tolerable and ALARP, and relevant prescriptive safety requirements have been met, for a system in a given application in a given application in a given operating environment"
And ALARP means; "A risk is ALARP when it has been demonstrated that the cost of any further risk reduction, where cost includes the loss of defence capability as well as finacial or other resource costs, is grossly disproportionate to the benefit obtained from that risk reduction."
But DEF STAN 00-56 also implies that a/c can be flown that are "unacceptable". Because MOD's definition of "unacceptable" is " A level of risk that is tolerable only under exception circumstances" And that, they will claim is where we are today in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But, at the end of the day, I would say to Tapper's Dad and the families of the lost ones, forget the BOI; believe in the inquest. There the truth will be revealed. BOI report will be just part of the evidence.
DV